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Birding spot · Marin County, California

Birding at Point Reyes National Seashore (north): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Point Reyes National Seashore (north) are Mallard (85%), Bufflehead (78%), and Brewer's Blackbird (74%). It is busiest in winter, when 51 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (70 species). 171 species have been reported here across 1,328 complete checklists from 458 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsOct 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (1 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Mallard85%
  2. 2Bufflehead78%
  3. 3Brewer's Blackbird74%
  4. 4Killdeer61%
  5. 5Common Raven54%
  6. 6European Starling52%
  7. 7Black Phoebe50%
  8. 8Red-tailed Hawk50%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow48%
  10. 10Red-winged Blackbird43%
  11. 11Tricolored Blackbird37%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture35%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Sparrow30%
  14. 14Great Egret30%
  15. 15American Pipit28%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 51 species

  1. Bufflehead78%
  2. Mallard66%
  3. Brewer's Blackbird65%
  4. Common Raven62%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow61%

Spring 43 species

  1. House Sparrow79%
  2. Brewer's Blackbird76%
  3. Barn Swallow73%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird72%
  5. House Finch70%

Summer 47 species

  1. Barn Swallow85%
  2. Brewer's Blackbird71%
  3. Eurasian Collared-Dove67%
  4. House Sparrow66%
  5. Mallard61%

Fall 51 species

  1. Mallard70%
  2. Brewer's Blackbird66%
  3. Common Raven61%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk57%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow53%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.